Show ARBOR DAY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS of tree planting and variety exercises four thousand children join in celebrating the holiday by appropriate prop exercises origin of the day and why it Is celebrated when J sterling morion 0 nebraska induced the state board of agriculture of that state in 1874 to set apart ibe second wednesday in april of each year for the of planting trees through oot the prairie state belittle kacew or anticipated that the custom ws to be followed a little later by every state and territory in the union dedicating a day to the same purpose the legislature of 1 utah has designated april of each year as arbor day and set it apart as a legal holiday its general purpose is to encourage the planting of trees and to public interest in forestry the importance pf the day has been greatly increased by interesting the children of the public schools in its observance the day is made a school holiday and epenial programs are prepared and carried out on the outside the day is celebrated by the planting of trees shrub flowena and grasses around the school buildings study of nature which forma an important part of the school work nowadays inspires a lifelong life long interest in the childs mind it is peculiarly alive to the charm of nature when it is studied in detail and through her it cai bo trained to observe accurately and to reason logically it leads a child to find in life a new joy and a deeper meaning perhaps in no other system of schools throughout the state has the study ol 01 nature received as much attention in the schools of ogden consequently arbor day Is celebrated with more enthusiasm thusia sm and lovo of purpose than in most schools the children in the pubic schools met in the var ous buildings at the usual hour yesterday morning and carried out a program of exercises peculiar to the day the school rooms were adorned with flowers and potted plants the black hearda were covered with drawings of plant and animal life the spacious halls were filled with oleanders and other plants in fact everything was done to impress the child with the object of the occasion beautiful thoughts ol 01 writers who bang the songs of nature were recited original compositions on the preservation of the forests the different kinds of trees and their uses to man the purposes of plant and animal life etc were read interspersed with appropriate songs mede up the programs on the inside of the buildings at some of the buildings the exercises out of doore where trees were planted and dedicated to mother latue the schoola closed for the day at 12 but in the afternoon many returned to complete the work ot beautifying the school grounds gro ands it wai a day of joy and satisfaction |